SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Wales conference

· Socialist Action No. 141, 23 May 1986 · p. 5 of the scan · 305 words

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nobyl accident, should give him an indication of the strength of feeling among the party membership in Wales who pasjority. An executive resolution condemning the US invasion of Libya was also passed, but an emergency resolution from Swansea, which called also for US bases out, was not put to conference.

Support for the print was carried by conference.

David Lewis of SOGAT said that: In purging our contempt we are not moving away dispute. ' He also called for ou overment to repeal existing anti-trade union legislation.

Resolutions calling for of British Rail, buses.

British Telecom, Walet. forestry and the energy industry were all carried, but weakened by conference's refusal to accept clauses which called for nationalisation without comWelsh assembly were aCK the agenda.

were concerned that the Labour Partv was losing votes both to the nationalists and the Allance Wales. However this resolution Was remitted pending a final report of a regional executive working party.

Its interim report called on government to establish a NEIL KINNOCK in his address to the Wales Labour Party conference last weekend said that nuclear power would be phased out over decades. An emergency resolution in the wake of the Cherphasing out of nuclear power stations by a Labour government, ed the resolution with more than a two-thirds maJune government representhe Wales TUC and Wales CBI. Hardly devolution. But it is about Guestin was discussed by the Wales Labour Party.

Cardiff Women's Council Delegate (personal capacity)

WAC supporters were taken aback when the executive recommended rule change. so that the walled C01ference could elect its own seats Wales excard ver by the pa 0. ecutive. It was After years of struggle by WAC supporters, conference passed this rule change.

TOSCALIONS DOTE LIC FUC change as the executive has also seen fit to decide how the women's organisation

← A turning point at women's conferenceWAC victory in shadow elections →

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